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WILMINGTON — Caesar Rodney withstood a furious rally by Padua , then outscored the Pandas, 10-3, over the last three minutes in a 45-37 victory Jan. 27. MORE HERE. The Riders came out blazing, shooting their way to a 17-2...
CHILDS, Md. — Father John P. Spellman, a professed member of the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales for 64 years, died Jan. 25. He was 83. Father Spellman, a native of Philadelphia, entered the Oblates after graduating from Northeast...
Sunday Scripture readings, Jan. 30, 2022: Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 1) Jer 1:4-5, 17-19  Psalm 71:1-6, 15-17 2) 1 Cor 12:31-13:13 or 1 Cor 13:4-13  Gospel: Lk 4:21-30 We should never be mistaken about God's intentions The biblical prophets met with varying degrees...
All of the Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Wilmington have preschools, but three parishes also operate their own without a tie to another school. The freestanding preschools at St. Mary of the Assumption in Hockessin, St. Elizabeth Ann...
BALTIMORE -- The Archdiocese of Baltimore reached out Jan. 25 to the families of three firefighters killed a day earlier fighting a fire in a vacant home in the city. Lt. Paul Butrim and firefighters Kelsey Sadler and Kenny Lacayo...
NEW YORK -- Linda Mele Dougherty said she is old enough to remember when many Catholics identified where they lived by their parish affiliation. In her family's case, the parish was Our Lady of Mercy in Forest Hills in the...
Students in Catholic schools receive report cards each trimester in elementary school and quarterly in high school. The information provides a snapshot of progress achieved as well as areas requiring additional attention. While the report card is not the...
PHOENIX — Imagining what the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., might say if he were alive today, retired Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, Ill., delivered a homily in the voice of the slain civil rights leader to address...
VATICAN CITY -- God always offers people the help and courage they need to face life's fears and difficulties, Pope Francis said. The pope said his thoughts were with all those who "are crushed by the weight of life and...
VATICAN CITY -- On the day Pope Francis established as a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine, the pope appealed for an end to all war and prayed that dialogue, the common good and reconciliation would prevail. "Let us...